Huntsville gazette., 1887-05-21

Newt stoop to pick up something; heard
another shot, saw him give way or shrink
a little, but he raised up Heard anoth~
er shot Immediately; could not see Will.
CROSS EXAMINED.
/ think Newt. was a brave, resolute
man, and dangerous if aroused; knew
their relations to each other. Newt. and
Will were on better terms than Will and
Charlie; Charlie and Newt were always
good friends; didn't see when Charlie
cut Willis clothes with the hatchet; Will
showed him the place after the scuffle
was over.
One morning in February last saw
the difficulty between Will and Charlie
at the shop. Charlie had Ratchet in
his hand; caught Will in the collar with
his left hand and struck at him with the
hatchet. The stroke went under and
not over; saw the coat afterwards; | have
heard Charlie say he intended to kill
viii; heard him say that "we were go-
ing to get somebody to cowhide Wills
wife, and that Will nor his father should
interfere" told Will afterwards what
| had heard; saw the difficulty between
Charlie and Will, when Charlie wanted
the nails, and threw Will off Of the keg
warned Will to look out; told him in
case they got into row that Newt. was
the dangerous man, and would hurt him.
l considered Newt. quiet, but dan>
gerous man.
Here the State rested.
Evidence For the Defense
THOMAS BROCCHUs.
| knew the Hutchens' boys; worked in
the shop with them; Charlie was turbu-
lent and quarrelsome, and was very pro~
fame and abusive about Will. viii was
bookkeeper. When Mr.. Hutchens ran
for Mayor Newt and Charles would stay
away from the work shop; Will and
Newt never said anything against each
other; Newt was peacable, but OF high
courage and very positive in character
Newt and Charlie are intimate and
friendly.
GEO. NJ. WARE.
Testified to difficulty between Will
and Charlie while Charlie was working
on Laughlin's house, when Will came
round to pay off the hands Also as to
bathing the bruises on Wills back after
the killing.
z. p. DAVIS.
| knew the Hutchens' boys well
Charles was very bitter against Will; had
been so for three years. 1t grew out Of
the arrest of Charles for disorderly con-
duct, Charles talked to me several times |
about Will; said he would run him away |
from his fathers; Heard him say after |
that if Will come fooling around him |
and Newt they would kill him; Will was
very peacable; did not know Newt so
well, but he was considered peaceable
and quiet; examined Wills back after
the difficulty, and large blue and red
welt Just below the left shoulder blade;
Will complained of its hurting. him.
Made him sick and he vomited.
j. B. POLLARD.
Have heard Charlie speak OF Will and !
his wife, and that he and Newt "wOuld |
do him up; Newt was quiet and resolnte, |
and / consider him dangerous when |
aroused; Charlie and Newt were very
closely associated; | am related to the
boys.
o. X. sTEGALL.
Knew the Hutchen's boys; Charlie told |
me about difficulty at the house; talked |
very slightingly about Wills wife, and |
said somebody was to slap her Jaws.
On the morning of the difficulty, l was |
loading lumber in the yard just this side |
of the shop had pulled out one wagon,
when | heard a shot; Mr.. j. NJ. Hutch
ems was with me; l thought it was some
one shooting pigeons; in about minute
| heard another or two shots in close sue
cession; saw. Charlie come running to-
ward us with blood on his shirt sleeve;
| stepped out from behind the lumber
and saw Will coming and Newt after
him with heavy hickory stick with the
bark on it. (Here a stick of hickory
stove wood was shown witness, and
identified as the weapon.)
Newt was 4 or 8 feet behind will,
following him, and when in about u
feet of us, Will fired two shots at Newt,
when he fell; Mr.. Hutchens and then
caught hold of Will, but he pulled loose
and went on toward the street; | went |
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